Brand new top level AV receiver incorporating Dolby Atmos and DTS:X
Saturday, 26 March 2016
Pioneer & Onkyo Europe GmbH are delighted to announce the introduction of a brand new Pioneer AV receiver, the VSX-1131. Incorporating Dolby Atmos and DTS:X
- Published in Audio
HDMI 2.0a, adds HDR Support for 4K TV’s
Saturday, 26 March 2016
The constant upgrading of video connections might be annoying for some consumers, but most appreciate that such evolution is essential if we’re to push the boundaries. And few upgrades were more significant than the introduction of HDMI, which heralded the age of digital television.
- Published in Audio Visual, Technology
Headphone:X. Surround sound on the move
Saturday, 26 March 2016
What if we told you surround sound doesn’t have to be confined to a multi-speaker home theater set-up, and that all you needed was a simple pair of headphones? Headphone:X makes all this possible with an incredible technology that simulates the 3D environment of the audio’s original mixing stage. And that means your movies, music
- Published in Audio
THE FLUANCE FI70 IS A BLUETOOTH SPEAKER FOR YOUR SMART HOME
Saturday, 19 March 2016
Bluetooth speakers are usually designed for portability, but they don’t have to be. Fluance now has the Fi70 speaker which is large enough to be a piece of furniture and intended to be a step into the home audio market. We’ve looked at some of their products in the past (Fi30 and Fi50) and have
- Published in Audio
System loads Web pages 34 percent faster
Monday, 14 March 2016
There are few things more frustrating than a slow-loading Web page. For companies, what’s even worse is what comes after: users abandoning their site in droves. Amazon, for example, estimates that every 100-millisecond delay cuts its profits by 1 percent. To help combat this problem, researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
- Published in Technology
The Avegant Glyph, a new way of seeing and hearing…
Monday, 14 March 2016
The Avegant Glyph is not a virtual reality device. I was told this over and over during my demo of the hardware. It’s a media player, designed to give you a private screen for your existing devices. It doesn’t offer an experience that engulfs you. The experience of wearing the glyph is more like sitting
- Published in Audio Visual, Mobile, Technology
Samsung Gear S2
Monday, 14 March 2016
The Samsung Gear S2 comes in two editions, the standard Gear S2, and one for those of us that love the classic wrist watch look, the Gear S2 Classic. Samsung says the smartwatch is designed for those who prefer a more timeless design, and we think they’ve hit the mark. We got our hands on
- Published in Mobile, Technology
Yale Keyfree Connected Door Lock
Monday, 14 March 2016
Keys are so old-fashioned, aren’t they? In the ultimate smart home you’ll open everything with your smartphone, if it has battery (and with a numeric keypad if not). The Keyfree lock from Yale can be opened remotely from a smartphone app anywhere you have an internet connection – very useful if your friends arrive early,
- Published in Technology
Meet the Family Hub, Samsung Smart Fridge
Monday, 14 March 2016
Large appliances have taken longer to adopt connected tech. There are a few washing machines which can be app controlled, but our favourite large appliance is the Samsung Smart Fridge from CES 2016. The first thing you notice is the large tablet built into the front, letting you leave notes, watch YouTube videos, create shopping
- Published in Technology
Panasonic TX-65CZ952B OLED
Friday, 11 March 2016
Bluntly, the consumer display market hasn’t been the most exciting place for video enthusiasts since the discontinuation of plasma display panels (PDPs) in late 2013. Although they weren’t suitable for use in every kind of viewing environment, the last few years of that display technology’s life consisted of healthy competition between Samsung, who showed plasma
- Published in Audio Visual